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Be  it  ordained  1  '         '"^t   '•^^s  inC  -efs  aireniblcc 

the  twentieth  day  oi  x*iay,  i      iifand   R'\'tn 

parts  oi'  the  l\)\\ri{lnps  therein-         ;-.  be  iurve\ed  to  b 

States  refpectiveh/,  according  :  otas  in  the  laih  pre^ 

that  the  fame  might  be  Sold  bv  the  Luan-Otlicers  in  laid  St;i 
nance  \\hic}i  directs  that  the  Secretary  at  Way  ihall  take  by 
number  of  Towniliips  and  fractional  parts  of  l^ov.  ]iii;ips^  t 
far  as  the  iame  refpects  future  dranghtb  lor  tint  purpoie,    1 

And  be  it  further  ordained^  lliat  tlie  Board  of  Trc  a  fur 
of  1  ownlhipsfurveyed  in  the  W^ellern  d\  rrlu)ry,  in  tliC  , 
under  thiciaine  reltrictions  and  limitations  prcicribcd  in  tin 
Aj^ril  ladj  (except  as  to  the  place  of  Sale  and  liaily  contiia 
thereof,  \vli}v.h^  In-  the  Ordinance  o\  the  tweniictli  of  Ma\ 
were  directed  to  be  drawn  for  the  late  Army. — And  alfe 
fuch  parts  of  the  iirlt  fotir  ranges  of 'i  ov.  nllii]^s  as  tlic)-  wc 
twenty-iirit  of  April  lalt,  whicli  remain  nnioltl  ; — '1  hat  th 
Sale  oi'  the  Lands  above-directed  to  be  Sold^  either  at  ?\ev 
Sales  from  time  to  time  to  an\  part  or  parts  of  the  Lnitcd  ' 
the  purpofe^   until  the  v>  hole  be  Sold. 

That  all  Grants  or  Sales  wliich  Ikivc  been,  en*  mj\'  be  m 
lution  or  order  of  Coniircfs  ;dread\  ,  ov  \\\i:^  \\  l;-.  ^  ...iter  n 
entitle  the  purchaler  or  purchafers  to  all  the  right  of  the  I 


nn  ORDINANCE  entitled,  '*  An 
lining  the  mode  of  Dilpofing  of  LANDS 
.  R  I  T  O  K  Y. 


It  to  pnrfiic  the  mode   prcfrrihed    in    the  Land    Ordinance 
.  t  H'- one  thoulaiid   re\'en   hundred  and  eighty-five, 
lit  .   i  i      :■  '  inr\'eyed,   by  .illoiting  certain  proportion^ 

)b«  i.oaii-Oiiicers  in  each  State. — And  whereas 

bt-ii  appropriated  lor  the  bounties  to  the  late  Continental 
nauv-e,  as  to  ren.der  any  luither  draughts  lor  that  purpofc 
][a' .  ,    'i'hereloj-e, 

^iclb  ailen^blcd,  Tliat  lb  nutch  of  the  faid  Onlinance  pafleJ 
aui'and  ftrven  hundred  and  eiivlKv-ti\e,  as  ordains  certain 
e\ed  to  be  drawn  for  m  tlie  name  of  thy  tb.e  Thirteen 
n  the  lalh  precechrnj  reonilition  cm  all  tlie  States,  in  order 
er-  in  laid  States  ; — And  alio,  tiKit  part  of  the  laid  (Jrdi- 
•  ihall  take  bv  lot,  from  the  J'uw  nihins,  when  liirsxyed^  a 
1\)\\  nii.ips^  ior  the  tile  ot"  tiie  late  Continental  Arni\ ,  fo 
Kit  l^>'a-|iole,    lliall  be,   a;:u  the  fame  are  hereb)'  j  epcalcd, 

rdofTreafurv  ]  rix-ecdti-)  the  Sale  of  the  tln-ee  lad  ranges 
.or}',  in  liiC  fame  manner,  ai;d  !iprn  tlic  lame  conditions,  and 
Icribed  in  the  Reirlu'i?^''^  '  !  C()iMjreis  of  tlic  twentv-hrlt  ol 
IdaiK-  continuance  the:  ■  '  'lain^t'- !!i  hk h '' -iles  the  parts 
niietli  of  M;i\-.  oi;e  the  d  Icven  iumdrcdaiai  eighty-h\-e, 
y. — And  aifo,  that  th.e  l:-Ocuai  (  f 'J  reafur}'  proceed  to  fell 
ps  a>  cLan  \\  ere  ihreticu  tv  ;.  ■!  '  ^  tlie  Rcjolutions  of  the 
d  ; — 'i  hat  the  laid  lM).;rd  he  >  :'.  ^ri-i'd  lo  ( (>!i;mence  the 
eitlier  at  "\e\\  A  (u-k or  bhiLi(h'i|  i,.a  ,  ..^.^  li,..;.  adjcm*n  Inch 
if  the  UniLcu  Siaies  which  ihey   ii.ali  judge  inoit  proper  for 


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fjlm^s  ^  des  taux  de  reduction  diff6rents. 
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reproduit  en  un  seul  clich6,  il  est  fllm6  ^  partir 
de  Tangle  sup6rieur  gauche,  de  gauche  ^  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
d'images  n^cessaire    Les  diagrammes  suivants 
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tilt  I  L  Ul  ,     \     !  .'>    i  i  ,  .  .         ' 

were  riirt'dcd  lo  Dc  liravvu  jtjr  i*ic    i»ac:  »ujii>  . — .Vi.a  aii' 
i\u)i  parts  of  the  iirlt  tour  rau'ji-esof'l  ov.  nil 
twcnty-Hrit  of  April  lalt,   which  remain  uiiloitl         1  luit  tl 
Sale  of  the  Lainl*   iihovc-dirt-tfcil  toheSol.i,   either 
S;:''"'  h'onv tiine  'Mf  ?  tr  , .r  <  •!,,  I  • 

tin;    plll'pofe,     lIlUil    LUC    ■.'.  ilUiL  UL    0(.uu, 

That  all  Grants  or  Saks  which  ha\-ehven,   nr  iiu(\'  Ije  i: 
Union  or  or«ler  of  Conn  re  fb  alrt  >  h  li* 

entitle  the  |-.urc  haler  or  pm'chajir^  to  all  iln'  ri;;iit  oi  the  U 

That  the  Secretary  at  War  iflr.e  warrant  ^  tor  h 
the  late  Continental  Arinv  \n  ho  uurs  he  entliled  tu  iucn  ihu 
]>refentatlves,   eertifying  therein  tin  r\e;j^iinent,  Corps,  or  ( 
ion<j:ecl,   v.irh  the  time  of  hisfervice,   anci  when  clikhar:    • 
rclpecti\'el\'  he  entitled  to  hv  lormer  acts  ol"  Con^^reis  ;   w  r 
to  each  Colonel  and  Lieutenant  Colonc!  •  "  fi     t 

tain,  and  acres  to  each  non  a  u'liii.iiiiiLarwui  u...,., 

penees  in  locating  tiie  fame. 

That  the  Geof^ranher,  h\*  warraiit  nrider  hib  hand  and  f 
Tracts  or  Diltricts  of  I.aiui  rerer\'ed  and  let  ap.j.ri  toj-  tlic  i 
to  the  late  Army  hv  the  Aci  d"  Conorels  of  th.e  t  w  c  i, 
lide  at  or  as  near  to  the  Diitiact  for  w  Inch  they  i;ia\  h.c  ii.p 
who,   upon  application  foi*  that  purpi-ie  from  any  pc:  Un\  In 
iliall,  at  tilt'  expence  of  the  applicant  iirit  })aid  or  lecnred,    i 
he  is  apj)ointcd,   tlie  exact  quantity  of  L.md  mentioned  ii    U 
and  W  elt,   North  and  South,   except  at  the  cxtrcmii, 
river  ;   the  ilvii  lur\'ev  fo  to  he  laid  out  ineacli  JJillrict.    .i. 
ceedinn  furvey  to  he  laid  adjoining  the   lait:  fur\ey  in  lia.ii  J 
Ihall  be  k  ti  \ietw  een  lurveys,   always  c}bltr\'mg  as  umch  rr 
preceding  fnr\eys  w  ill  admit  of. — '1  hat  each  Sur\'eyor  \\\)i 
the  lame  down  on  a  general  Map  to  he  kept  and  preier\t'd 
are  furveyed^   which  Ihall  aUb  be  in  the  order  warrants  -.r 
veyor,   upon  the  location  of  each  warrant,   lliall  make  out  ai 
of  the  Land  laid  out,   with  adefcription  of  the  lines  and  bo 
recording  the  fame  in  a  book  t(j  be  kept  for  that  pur|)oit  ; 
him  laid  out  and  located,   imtil  he  can  tranfnnt  the   fame   t 
wiihin  one  year  after  laying  out  ilie  Land,  ctrtitVuig  there 


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ib  liaiid  uikI  iVal,   aj-^roiiit  Siirvc^'or  to  earh   of  the   two 

;]xirt  iur  the  rairi-oic  oi  L   .  .'     ^    ....  .  .  ,   iKamties  due 

)'  i:ia\  \'\'  ic.|  ciw*\(.a\    .i|'[)o;iiUvi,  <i:>  tai!  n\'  iioiic   witij  laitay, 
,n\^  pc!  loll  lit  aiiii;j^  a  Lai.d  v.i'rraiit  iH'm.  J         '       eineiitioiied, 
or  fetured,   tun  out  and  alcertaii  'iie  iJiitricl  for  which 

lenticuicd  io  liich  w  arrant,  the  liia -/oi    which  iliall  run  Ealt 
xtreniil'x'  o^    he  DiilricL  x'vhere  the  lauu'  1  bind  upon  a 

.h  IJillrici,    vo  be  laid  in  oi^e  eorncr  theia  i  -^  (  very  liic- 

r\  ey  in  lia.li  Diltricl,  m  W ^\\  a  n)<inner  that  no  mteritices 
I'v  as  iinKh  ii'o;ularity  in  la\  ui't  cadi  iiu'vey  compact,  as  the 
burveyor  upon  laying  out  any  I'ract,  iliall  ju'otract  and  lay 
;ind  prej"er\  ed,  and  Ihall  number  each  Lot  in  the  order  they 
r  warrants  *.re  preienttd  lor  la\ing  out.-— 1  hat  eaeh  Sur- 
,11  make  out  and  deliver  to  tlic  proprietor  tliereof,  a  U;r\'ey 
le  lines  antl  'boundaries  thereof,  certihec.  ndcr  his  hand,  Hrfl 
hat  purpok  ;  and  lliall  retain  in  his  liands  all  \".  arrants  by 
nt  the  iaiiii  to  the  P^jard  of  1  realiirv,  which  he  iliall  do 
rrilVing  thereon,  under  iu^  hand,   that  the  laujic  is   lati^tied. 


^  That  tlie  Surveyors  to  be  appointed  as  herein  before  direaed, 
vices  enjoir)«d  them  by  this  Ordinance,   fo  much  only  as  Ihall  be  al 
Judges  of  th«  Weltern  Territory,   and  fliall  be  Hable  to  be  difplact 
duty  or  other  miibehavior  ;  in  whidicafe  he  ftall  fuppiy  any  vacanc 

_  That  each  Surveyor  who  may  be  appointed  under  this  Ordinanci 
his  office,  jhall  take  an  oath  or  aiiirmation,  that  he  will  juilly  and 
asfurveyor  of  a  Diltricl:  of  Land  in  the  Wellern  Territory,  accor 
Itanding,  without  favor  or  partiality— Which  oath  oraiiirmation  : 
cither  of  the  Judges  of  the  Wellern  l^rritory,  or  one  of  the  }uj 
the  United  States,  and  being  duly  atteiled,  Hiall  be  tranfmitted  t( 
him  filed  of  record. 

That  the  Maps  and  Records  before-mentioned,  iliall  at  all  time 
to  be  removed  or  depoiited  wlierever  they  Ihall  direcl. 

That  if  any  Officer  or  Soldier,  or  Aihgnee  or  Grantee  of  either 
Land  allotted  in  the  Townlhips  orfradional  parts  tliereof,  lately  cl 
at  War,  out  of  the  firltfour  ranges  of  Townfhips  furvcyed  Well 
defire  in  writing,  together  with  his  Land  warrant,  to  be  depolitec 
the  faid  Secretary,  whenever  warrants  fnfficient  to  cover  the  Land 
for  that  purpofe,  ihall  caufe  the  faid  Land  to  be  divided  among  fuc 
relpective  rights,  for  which  furveys  Ihall  be  made  out  :ind  dehvere 
the  Geographer  of  the  United  States,  wliich  furveys  ilia')  be  reco 
lodged  in  the  Treafury  Office. 

And  whereas  feveral  of  the  Soldiers  of  the  late  Continental  Arn 
Land  without  any  formal  conveyance,  or  any  kind  of  transfer,  oth 
the  purchafers,  Therefore, 

Be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  legal  difcharges  to  the  non-con 
produced  to  the  Secretary  at  War,  and  alfo  any  conveyance  dulv  r 
bounties  of  Land,  which' Ihall  be  firit  produced  to  tlic  faid  Secret, 
pollellor  of  fuch  difcharge,  or  Grantee  in  fuch  couvevnnce,  to  rcce 
Land  due  to  the  Officer  or  Soldier  felling  or  transferring  the  fai 
their  juit  rights  to  Land  which  mav  be  located  upon  Nsarranls  gram 
fraud  in  obtaining  fuch  difcharge  fhall  be  proved. 


ore  dire(5led,  jfhall  be  entitled  to  receive  for  the  fer- 
as  ihall  be  allowed  and  fixed  by  the  Governor  and 
to  be  displaced  by  the  Geographer  for   negleft  of 

)ly  any  vacancy  fo  happening  by  a  new  appointment. 

this  Ordinance,  before  he  enters  upon  the  duties  of 
ill  jufi:ly  and  truly  execute  the  truit  repofed  in  him 
rritory,  according  to  the  heil  of  his  (kill  and  under- 
)raiiir Illation  jhali  be  taken  before  the  Governor  or 
)ne  of  the  Juitices  of  the  Supreme  Court  in  either  of 
tranfniitted  to  tlie  Secretary  of  Congrefs,  to  be  by 

lall  at  all  times  be  fubjecl  to  the  orders  of  Congrefs, 

ntee  of  either,  Ihall  defire  to  have  their  bounty  of 
reoi,  lately  drawn  for  the  Army  by  the  Secretary 
rveyed  Wcfl:  of  the  Oliio,  and  ihafl  caufe  fuch  his 
o  be  depolited  in  ihe  ofiice  oi  the  Secretary  at  War, 
ver  the  Land  lb  drawn  Ihali  be  depolited  in  his  office 
ied  among  fuch  applicants  by  lot,  according  to  their 
t  'nd  dehvered  to  the  feveral  proprietors,  iigned  by 
ihal^  be  recorded  ui  a  book  by  the  Geographer,  and 

ntinental  Army  have  difpofed  of  their  bounties  in 
['transfer,  other  tlian  dehvering  their  difcharges  to 

0  the  non-commiflloncd  Officers  and  Soldiers,  when 
'eyanceduly  pro\'ed,  from  an  Officer  or  Soldier  for 
,c  laid  Secretary,  ihall,  in  either  cafe,  entitle  the 
-mice,  to  receive  a  \n  arrant  in  his  own  name  for  the 
rring  the  fame  j—faving  however,  to  all  Soldiers 
/arranls  granted  upoi:  dilcharges  produced^  where  a 


And  whereas  feveral  of  the  Soldiers  of  the  late  Continental  Arir 
Land  without  any  formal  conveyance,  or  any  kind  of  transfer .  oth 
the  purchafers,  Therefore, 

Be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  legal  difcharges  to  the  non-con 
produced  to  the  Secretary  at  War,  and  alio  any  conveyance  dulv  r 
bounties  of  Land,  which  Ihall  be  hrlt  produced  to  the  faid  Secrctii 
poilellor  of  fuch  difcharge,  or  Grantee  in  Rich  convevn nee,  to  rcce 
Land  due  to  the  Officer  or  Soldier  felling  or  transferring  ihe  far 
their  juit  rights  to  Land  which  mav  be  located  upon  Nvarrants  gram 
fraud  in  obtaining  fuch  difcharge  fhall  be  proved. 

And  whereas  the  State  of  Virginia,  in  their  Deed  of  CefTion  t 
quantity  of  Land  on  the  North- Weil  lide  of  the  Ohio,  betv>  ecu  t; 
would  make  up  the  deficiency  of  certain  Lands  on  the  South-Ealt  { 
to  their  ()ificers  and  Soldiers,  which  deficiency  hath  not  been  afcert 
ceived  from  that  State  of  the  amount  of  the  Land  located  as  bounti 
fide  of  the  Ohio,  or  of  the  quantity  of  Land  appropriated  in  the  Si. 
fore,  that  liich  deficiency,  when  afcertained,  may  be  made  good  u 
ably  to  the  terms  of  the  Ceifion  ;— Be  it  further  ordained.  That  th 
to  make  good  fuch  deficiency,  when  the  fame  iliall  be  afcertained— I 
Scioto,  and  running  up  the  lame  the  dillance  of  twenty-five  miles,  n 
to  the  River  Little  Miami  ;  thence  dow^n  the  faid  Miami  to  the  O. 
ring. — 'That  until  the  amount  of  the  deficiency^  if  any,  mentioned 
be  afcertained,  no  locations  whatever  for  that  purpofe,  or  on  accoi 
the  Officers  or  Soldiers  of  the  Virginia  I'roops,  on  the  North-We 
which  have  been  or  may  be  made  under  the  Virginia  Grants  to  the; 
before  fuch  afcertainment,  and  until  it  ihail  appear  there  Vvill  be  a  dc 
Troops  on  the  South-Ealt  fide  of  the  Oliio,  ihall  be  and  are  hereby 

That  the  Board  of  Treafury  be  authorifed  to  fell  and  convey  the 
tween  the  Rivers  Little  Miami  and  Scioto,  Ivin^r  North  of  the  abo' 
no  part  thereof  in  parcels  lefs  than  '     ^  acre 

given  quantities  of  unlocated  Lands  within  the  above  limits,  and  ilial 
of  the  purchafers,  by  a  Surveyor  to  be  appointed  by  the  Geograph< 
authorifed  and  directed  to  make  fuch  appointment  in  the  manner  b^ 
Surveyors  to  locate  warrants  to  be  granted  to  the  Army  •  which 
the  fame  oath  or  afErmation— be  fubjeft  to  the  like  rules,  orders  and 
the  buiinef  s  for  which  he  ihall  be  appointed  in  the  manner  dh*efted  1 
to  the  Army  ;  excepting  only,  that  he  (hall  not  retain  the  conveya 
tiie  manner  Land  warraiiu  are  to  be  retained. 


ir 

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ritinental  Army  hiive  difpofed  of  their  bounties  in 
'transfer,  other  than  dchverhig  theu'  difcharges  to 

D  the  non-comniiflloned  Officers  and  Soldiers,  when 
eyanceduly  pro\ed,  from  an  Officer  or  Soldier  for 
c  faid  Secretary,  ihall,  in  either  cafe,  entitle  the 
nnce,  to  receive  a  warrant  in  his  own  name  for  the 
rring  vhe  fame  ; — faving  however,  to  all  Soldiers 
'arrants  granted  upon  diicharges  produced^  where  a 

'  of  CelTion  to  the  United  State^,  referved  fuch  a 
^.between  the  Kivers  Little  Miami  and  Scioto,  as 
:  Sonth-Eali:  fide  of  the  Ohio,  to  fatisfy  their  grants 
lot  been  alcertained  to  Congrefs,  or  any  returns  re- 
ued  as  bonntiesto  their  Troops,  on  the  South»Kaft 
Ltedin  the  State  for  that  purpoi'e  ;— In  orde.  there, 
made  good  to  the  perfons  entitled  thereto,  agree- 
ned,  That  the  following  tracl  of  Land  be  referved 
aicertaincd — beginning  at  the  mouth  of  the  River 
-hve  miles,  meafured  on  a  itrait  hne  ;  thence  Weft 
iami  to  the  OJiio  ;  thence  up  the  Ohio  to  the  begin- 
y,  mentioned  in  the  aforeiaid  Deed  of  Ceflion  Ihall 
^,  or  on  account  thereof,  iliall  be  made  by  any  of 
le  North- Welt  iide  of  the  Ohio  ;— And  all  locations 
Grants  to  their  Troops,  North- WXt  of  the  Ohio, 
re  will  be  a  deficiency  in  the  Land  alhgned  for  their 
id  are  hereby  declared  null  and  void. 

id  convey  the  whole  or  any  part  of  the  Lands  be. 
th  of  the  above  referved  trac^  :— Provided  they  fell 
acres  each.— That  fuch  Sales  ihall  be  for 
imits,  and  ihall  be  laid  out  and  located  at  the  expence 
he  Geographer  of  the  United  States,  who  h  hereby 
he  manner  before  direfted  for  the  appointment  of 
rmy  ;  which  Surveyor,  when  appomted,  ihall  take 
?s,  orders  and  reftridions,  and  in  all  refpefts  tranfaft 
mer  directed  for  locating  the  warrants  to  be  granted 
n  the  conveyance  given  by  the  Board  of  Trealury  in 


